[ A lot is safe with her, apparently, and that is-- kind of frightening, in a way he hasn't experienced before. Fear may not be the best term - he's not sure he's able to feel fear anymore - but there's something disorienting about it. Severus wants to say to her that the reason he fought so much is because of this, whatever this is, that he might get used to, that he might completely fuck up. He's always been the person to discard something emotionally significant instead of risk ruining it.
This is new.
He squeezes her hand. ]
I do have to get to work soon, [ he says, with enough reserve to sound a little regretful about it, for once. ] You'll be all right?
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This is new.
He squeezes her hand. ]
I do have to get to work soon, [ he says, with enough reserve to sound a little regretful about it, for once. ] You'll be all right?